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Making it local

Making it local

By Anne Dalke
September 11, 2014 - 22:52
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Reflect back on this week's discussion of Eli Clare's memoir, applying what you have learned to the current conversation on campus about the admission of trans women. Think about the role that environment plays in creation of the self: What might be the effect, on transwomen, of being welcomed by BMC? What is the effect, on transmen, of being welcomed here? (Feel free to flip the question--what might be the effect on the campus of a larger population of transfolk?) That is, make local the questions we've been exploring in class: What happens when you start identity work with place? What role does environment play in the construction of identity?

Identity Matters Tags

Clarifying

 

Supporting

 

Complexifying

Where did all the Intersections go?

I told my girlfriend about the prompt for this week's post (Making it Local) and mentioned the post you did, Anne, on "Signifying the South," and her comment was, "I feel like people won't think the trans topic is as relevant with the race stuff going on. Based on the conversation last night, people will feel like they have to pit those two things against each other."

Cautiously Optimistic

 The general is evident: trans women are women, and thus belong at womens' colleges. The specifics and nitty-gritty are what make this issue an incredibly frought one. Let me bring up a few of the issues I've heard in various spaces and try to address them. I'll try to present a nuanced view for a nuanced problem.

Weaving

 

Challenging

 

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